Pamela Yang

(She, her, hers)

Chief Financial Officer

2025

Operations

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Boston

Pamela Yang, CPA, CFA, is the Chief Financial Officer at Social Finance. A distinguished executive with 30 years of experience in financial services, Pamela brings a combination of institutional investment expertise, operational leadership, and a deep commitment to Social Finance’s work. Reporting to the President and Chief Operating Officer, Pamela leads the finance function and enterprise risk management. She is a member of the investment committee, bringing a financial and risk perspective to how capital is structured and deployed. She oversees budgeting and planning, treasury, IT functions, audit and compliance, and reporting to the board and its committees, and builds the finance team that supports the organization’s growth.

Previously, Pamela served as Chief Operating Officer at The Bulfinch Companies, Inc., and Managing Director, Head of the Charitable Asset Management group at State Street Investment Management (Formerly State Street Global Advisors). In addition, Pamela spent 18 years at Harvard Management Company, where she served as Senior Vice President and Head of Trust Investment and Operations. She managed multiple endowment funds and the university’s defined benefit pension plan, co-chaired the Trust Advisory Committee, and played a pivotal role in shaping charitable giving strategies. Her leadership contributed to Harvard receiving the first U.S. Private Letter Ruling permitting the commingling of charitable assets with endowment funds — a landmark achievement in nonprofit finance.

Pamela currently chairs the CFA Institute Board of Governors and serves as an independent trustee of the iM Global Partner Funds Trust. She is a former long-standing trustee of Boston Ballet, reflecting her deep commitment to art and communities.